Talk:Christopher Robin Milne

Alan's fears? What fears?
"Alan's fears for Christopher and Lesley's future offspring had proven justified..."

What fears? Was a sentence lost? rjrjr


 * No sentence was lost that I can see. His fear was that the baby would be born deformed or retarded because the couple was so closely related.  It is quite often the case when first cousins procreate that their offspring will be deformed in such a manner.  Dismas|(talk) 14:44, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Those are the obvious fears, but the phrasing implies that we've already been told that Alan in particular was worried about this. We haven't been. rjrjr
 * I removed that sentence. There's no justification here; cerebral palsy is not hereditary and so could not have resulted from inbreeding. Serendipodous 09:44, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Lots of citations needed
This makes some quite serious claims about the life a living person, and lacks any verifiable sources for this information. If someone could add some it would be a good idea. 82.69.80.47 (talk) 22:33, 16 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Tagged. Cleaning up my To Do list just now I found that in Jan '07 I was going to tag this as self-published too, though I'm not sure why any more. Should that be done?

Birthdate change
To the editor changing the birth info: all the references I see in a quick Google search show August 21st, not 23rd, as his birthday... do you have some reference for this change? Pinball22 19:17, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

A pacifist who attempted to join the army?
This article states that time with his father led to pacifism, but later states he attempted to join the army for WWII. . . —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.233.84.130 (talk) 10:08, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

His Mother's Name?
Her married name was Dorothy ("Daphne") Milne. What is the basis of giving her maiden name here? HedgeFundBob (talk) 14:18, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
 * It's common practice in Wikipedia to give a woman's birth name, to help identify her. I've fixed the presentation to include both last names. - Jason A. Quest (talk) 18:25, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Bear at a Zoo in London?
Winnie-the-Pooh's Winnipeg connection began in August of 1914 when a young veterinarian, Lieutenant Harry Colebourn, enlisted in the Canadian army. Harry's regiment, The Fort Garry Horse, soon left Winnipeg on a train bound for Quebec. The train stopped at White River, Ontario. There, on the station platform, Harry spotted a hunter carrying an orphaned black bear cub. Harry bought the cub for twenty dollars and they continued on their journey together. Harry named the bear Winnie after his current home base of Winnipeg. The two soon became good friends and after a short stay in Quebec they sailed for England. While camped at Salisbury Plain Winnie stayed in Colebourn's tent, slept under his cot, and became a favourite of the Canadian soldiers. When Lt. Colebourn's unit was ordered to the battlefields of France, Harry placed Winnie in the London Zoo for safekeeping. Four years later, in 1918, Harry returned to London to take Winnie home. It didn't take long for Harry to realize what a hit Winnie was with the children. Harry donated Winnie to the London Zoo permanently and Harry, now a Captain, returned to Winnipeg alone. DJNelson7 (talk) 13:24, 21 August 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by DJNelson7 (talk • contribs) 11:37, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Request for Comments
There is an RfC on the question of using "Religion: None" vs. "Religion: None (atheist)" in the infobox on this and other similar pages.

The RfC is at Template talk:Infobox person.

Please help us determine consensus on this issue. --Guy Macon (talk) 00:08, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Significance of Dartmouth Community Bookstore?
Was Milne connected to the Dartmouth Community Bookstore after his bookstore closed? There is no indication that he was in the article. If he was, how he was involved should be noted. If he was not involved with the non-profit store, the sentence relating to it should be removed as not significant to the subject of the article. Nutster (talk) 12:57, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Relationship with his mother
The article states, "Following her husband's death, Daphne Milne had little further contact with her son, did not see him during the last 15 years of her life and refused to see him on her deathbed". Is there a reason for this rift? After all, it was his father that he said "had got to where he was by climbing upon my infant shoulders, that he had filched from me my good name and had left me with the empty fame of being his son", and yet they seem to have remained on good terms. JezGrove (talk) 20:00, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

Clare Milne
The article says that CRM's daughter, Clare, "led several charitable campaigns for the condition [CP], including the Clare Milne Trust." I don't know what evidence exists for the rest of the 'several' campaigns, but the Clare Milne Trust's website (cited as a reference) says that the trust was set up by Clare's mother and her solicitor (who was also Clare's 'guardian'). Although Clare's money was used, there's no suggestion that she had any active part in the decision. The website's description of Clare, and the way decisions were made on her behalf during her life, suggests that, sadly, she didn't have the mental capacity to found trusts or undertake campaigning, so it seems misleading to say she did. Does anybody know any more about Clare and what she actually achieved? A quick Google search revealed no more detail. Paulwilliam2 (talk) 08:55, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Don't assume that her need for a guardian indicates that she was unable to have "any active part in the decision". Cerebral palsy is a physical disability, not a cognitive one. Someone with a severe case (especially 50 years ago) may be unable to get an education or the life experiences to manage their own affairs, but still be able to take a meaningful and active role in decision making. That being said, it's entirely possible that she also had substantial cognitive impairment, or that she was not actively involved in the charitable work done in her name. Absent sources that clearly indicate a leadership role, I agree that we should not say that she had one. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 15:52, 18 April 2022 (UTC)